Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games

2005 retail CD release of 15 works

All files fully text searchable and indexed PDFs

Martin Gardner’s “Mathematical Games” column ran in Scientific American from 1956 to 1986. In these columns Gardner introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the delights of mathematics and of puzzles and problem solving. His column broke such stories as Rivest, Shamir, and Adelman on public-key cryptography, Mandelbrot on fractals, Conway on Life, and Penrose on tilings. He enlivened classic geometry and number theory and introduced readers to new areas such as combinatorics and graph theory. Now this material has been brought together on a single, searchable source. A profile/interview of Martin Gardner with dozens of photos is included on the CD.

About the Author

For 25 of his 94 years, Martin Gardner wrote “Mathematical Games and Recreations,” a monthly column for Scientific American magazine. These columns have inspired hundreds of thousands of readers to delve more deeply into the large world of mathematics. He has also made significant contributions to magic, philosophy, children’s literature, and the debunking of pseudoscience. He has produced more than 60 books, including many best sellers, most of which are still in print. His Annotated Alice has sold more than one million copies.

Books included in this package

1. Hexaflexagons and Other Mathematical Diversions
1959, revised 1988. ISBN 0-226-28524-6

2. The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions
1969, revised 1987. ISBN 0-226- 28523-8

3. New Mathematical Diversions
1995. ISBN 0-88385-517-8

4. The Unexpected Hanging and Other Mathematical Diversions
1969, revised 1991. ISBN 0-226-28256-2

5. Martin Gardner’s 6th Book of Mathematical Diversions from Scientific American
1971. ISBN 0-226-28250-3

6. Mathematical Carnival
1975, revised 1989. ISBN 0-88385-448-1

7. Mathematical Magic Show
1977, revised 1990. ISBN 0-88385-???-?

8. Mathematical Circus
1981, revised 1992. ISBN 0-88385-506-2

9. The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix
1985. ISBN 0-87975-282-3

10. Wheels, Life, and Other Mathematical Amusements
1983. ISBN 0-7167-1589-9

11. Knotted Doughnuts and Other Mathematical Entertainments
1986. ISBN 0-7167-1799-9

12. Time Travel and Other Mathematical Bewilderments
1988. ISBN 0-7167-1925-8

13. Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers
1989, revised 1997. ISBN 0-88385-521-6

14. Fractal Music, Hypercards, and More Mathematical Recreations from Scientific American
1991. ISBN 0-7167-2189-9

15. The Last Recreations: Hydras, Eggs, and Other Mathematical Mystifications
1997. ISBN 0-387-94929-1

Additional Material

Martin Gardner - An Interview
A short biographic from 2004 to accompany this electronic release. 39 pages including photgraphs.
Inteview by Don Albers, transcription by Peter Renz.

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